Planners, environmentalists and residents of central Istanbul complain that a third bridge over the Bosphorus will destroy precious green space, and draw even more migrants to an already overcrowded mega city. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ignores them.

After they move out, some young adults raised in conservative religious homes break with tradition. Others use independence to create their own religious lifestyles, and to figure out where faith fits in.

Planners, environmentalists and residents of central Istanbul complain that a third bridge over the Bosphorus will destroy precious green space, and draw even more migrants to an already overcrowded mega city. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ignores them.

After they move out, some young adults raised in conservative religious homes break with tradition. Others use independence to create their own religious lifestyles, and to figure out where faith fits in.

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